Improvement in fruit-pickers



: c, ISTRIIBLINGE FRUIT-PICKERS.

No. 193,733. Patented July 31,1877.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

JESSE G. STRIBLING, OF PENDLETON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

IMPROVEMENT IN FRUIT-PICKERS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEssE O. STRIBLING, of Pendleton, in the county of Anderson and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and Improved Fruit Picker, of which the following is a specification 1 Figure l is a side elevation. plan view.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention consists in a wire frame, which is hinged to a curved wire fork attached to a pole or handle, the said frame being provided with a bag for receiving the fruit, and with a cord, by'which it may be moved,and the fork is provided with a curved pivoted knife, that is connected by a lmk with the bag-frame,

Fig. 2 is a and moves across the fork whenever the said frame is moved.

In the drawing, A is a curved fork formed from wire of asu'itable size, and having formed in it eyes a and b.

A-circular frame, B, for holding the fruitbag, is provided with eyes 0, which loop into the eyes a and form hinges, upon which the frame B swings. The wire forming the frame B is twisted together to form the loop at and the arm G.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 193,733, dated July 31, 1877; application filed June 25, 1877. I

follows The fork A is placed astride the stem which supports the fruit, and the fruit is pulled from its stem and falls into the bag attached to the frame B. If it should be desirable to cut the stem, the arm 0 is moved together as described, and the knife D and link e,in combination,as herein set forth.

JESSE O. STRIBLING.

Witnesses:

W. M. BELLOTTE, R. E. SLoAN. 

